Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Callaghan, John Papers
- Dates:
- November 20, 1861
- Creators:
- Callaghan, John, fl. 1836-1900
- Abstract:
- Army discharge papers issued to John Callaghan, a private formerly of Monaghan, Ireland, under the command of Captain James van Voast in Company K of the 9th Regiment of Infantry. His enlistment date was November 20th, 1856 and the reason for his discharge was the expiration of his five-year term of service. A physical description of Callaghan is also provided. His occupation at the time of enlistment is given as "file culler" (?).
- Extent:
- 1.0 folder (1 page)
- Language:
- Preferred citation:
-
Callaghan, John, Papers, The Society of California Pioneers
Background
- Scope and content:
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Army discharge papers issued to John Callaghan, a private formerly of Monaghan, Ireland, under the command of Captain James van Voast in Company K of the 9th Regiment of Infantry. His enlistment date was November 20th, 1856 and the reason for his discharge was the expiration of his five-year term of service. A physical description of Callaghan is also provided. His occupation at the time of enlistment is given as "file culler" (?).
- Biographical / historical:
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John Callaghan, originally of Monaghan, Ireland, worked as a file-culler before enlisting in the U.S. Army on November 20, 1856. He was a private under the command of Captain James van Voast in Company K of the 9th Regiment of Infantry. He was discharged from the Army on November 20, 1861 after his five-year term of service ended.
- Acquisition information:
- Donor and acquisition date unknown
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- United States. Army.
- Names:
- Callaghan, John, fl. 1836-1900
- Places:
- Monaghan (Ireland)
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- November 2, 2011
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2011-12-08T09:57-0800
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Collection open for research
- Terms of access:
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There are no restrictions on access
- Preferred citation:
-
Callaghan, John, Papers, The Society of California Pioneers
- Location of this collection:
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300 Fourth StreetSan Francisco, CA 94107, US
- Contact:
- (415) 957-1849 ext. 160